WhatsApp multi-device feature: iPad release expected SOON - Here's all you need to know

WhatsApp multi-device feature: The Facebook-owned famous instant messaging platform WhatsApp is all set to launch a standalone app for iPads. The feature was being tested for a while now and is now in its final stages and will be rolled out soon. Also, WhatsApp will soon release multi-device 2.0.

Mark Zuckerberg and Will Cathcart of Facebook in an interview with WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp, said that the company is currently working on multi-device 2.0, a standalone iPad app and many more important topics.

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"WhatsApp is finally working on multi-device 2.0, and you can use iPad as new linked device. Android tablets are also planned to support multi-device on WhatsApp for Android!. It's under development and it will be released in a future update. Follow me to discover more," WABetaInfo tweeted.

Currently, WhatsApp allows its users to access its platform across multiple devices via one account with an active internet connection. The feature of having access to the platform anywhere does come in handy but does not extend maximum usability. To achieve the maximum potential, the company is looking to release true multi-device support.

Currently, multi-device support allows users to use it via WhatsApp Web and or the dedicated application. Also, you need to have an active internet connection on your main device. True multidevice support will allow users to use the app on multiple devices without an active connection on the main device.

Recently, the messaging platform also released the multi-device beta programme for some beta testers of the app. With the new feature, users can use WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp Desktop and Portal without an Internet connection on the main phone.

The company also rolled out a new feature where the users can join a group video or voice call even after it started, and you see the participants in a video call screen the way you see on various communication apps.  WhatsApp said that the 'Joinable calls' reduce the burden of answering a group call as it starts and brings the spontaneity and ease of in-person conversations to a group calling on WhatsApp.